Organo-Siliceous Biomolecules and the Infrared Spectrum of the Trapezium Nebula

A close correspondence exists between the infrared properties of a mixed culture of diatoms and the infrared spectrum of dust in the Trapezium nebula. We argue that this correspondence points to a cosmic microbiological system in which organo-siliceous polymers are an abundant constituent. The high...

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Published inAstrophysics and space science Vol. 268; no. 1-3; pp. 173 - 179
Main Authors Hoyle, F, Wickramasinghe, N C, Al-Mufti, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.10.1999
Subjects
Astrophysics
Bacillariophyceae
Biomolecules
Culture
Dust
Earth crust
Infrared
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Polymers
Silicon
Trapezium
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Summary:A close correspondence exists between the infrared properties of a mixed culture of diatoms and the infrared spectrum of dust in the Trapezium nebula. We argue that this correspondence points to a cosmic microbiological system in which organo-siliceous polymers are an abundant constituent. The high content of Si relative to Mg found in the Earth's crust and in Lunar and Martian surface material is readily explained on the basis of accretion of silicon-rich microbiology.
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ISSN:0004-640X
1572-946X
DOI:10.1023/A:1002473514162